WO2014146990A1 - A sealing bar - Google Patents
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- WO2014146990A1 WO2014146990A1 PCT/EP2014/055182 EP2014055182W WO2014146990A1 WO 2014146990 A1 WO2014146990 A1 WO 2014146990A1 EP 2014055182 W EP2014055182 W EP 2014055182W WO 2014146990 A1 WO2014146990 A1 WO 2014146990A1
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Definitions
- the present invention relates to a sealing bar. More particularly, the present invention relates to an inductive sealing bar for sealing carton based packages, as well as to a method for providing such sealing bar.
- Carton based packages are commonly used within liquid food packaging. Typically, in order to form such packages, a web of carton based material is transported through a filling machine in which said web of carton based material is used to form closed containers, enclosing said liquid food.
- One way of providing such packages is to feed the carton based web through a tube forming station, in which two longitudinal ends of the material web is sealed.
- the liquid product is introduced in the tube, whereby the individual packages are formed by subsequently sealing the upper and lower ends transversally. Flap folding may also be provided for achieving substantially planar upper and lower ends of the package.
- Another way of forming carton based packages is to make use of a plastic top, e.g. being closed by a separate closing member, such as a cap.
- a carton based tube is connected to the plastic top, either simultaneously as the plastic top is molded, or as a separate step after manufacturing of the plastic top.
- the liquid food is then introduced into the tube/top construction, whereby the open end of the carton based tube is sealed and folded to form a closed package.
- Sealing may be accomplished in various ways, however induction sealing has been proven to be a very efficient method. This principle is particularly beneficial for aseptic packages, of which the carton based material includes a thin layer of aluminum arranged in a sandwich construction between two layers of polymeric material for forming a solid barrier against the outer environment.
- a sealing bar may be pressed against the carton based material.
- the sealing bar includes a coil, and an electrical current is allowed to flow through the coil. The coil will consequently induce eddy currents, which causes heat to be generated in the aluminum foil. The generated heat will melt the polymeric materials adjacent to the aluminum foil, whereby these layers will bond to each other.
- sealing bars are disclosed in for instance the Swedish Patent Publication SE 451 973 and the European Patent Application EP
- a sealing bar for this purpose, it is necessary to provide a planar surface for controlling close contact between the sealing bar and the packaging material.
- This is done by a multi-step process, involving a first step of providing the coil.
- the coil normally made of copper with a rounded shape, is then grinded to form a smooth and planar surface.
- the coil is thereafter embedded in a plastic body, whereby the planar surface of the coil is aligned with a planar surface of the body.
- the sealing bar will have an entirely planar surface, exposing both the coil and the plastic body thus forming a support for the coil as well as a pressing surface for the sealing process.
- the sealing bar in particularly the planar surface, is among other things exposed to very high temperatures during sealing of packages. Such exposure will eventually cause the plastic body to deform from its original shape which may possibly result in a damaged interface between the coil and the plastic body.
- Such defects may eventually also reduce the quality of the sealing obtained by the sealing bars, whereby the total quality of the liquid food packages is reduced.
- an objective of the invention is to solve or at least reduce the problems discussed above.
- An objective of the present invention is to provide a sealing bar and a method of producing a sealing bar, for sealing a carton-based package, having an improved interface between the coil and the supportive body surrounding the coil.
- the objective is achieved by a method for providing an inductive sealing bar, comprising the steps of providing a conductive coil having at least one heating zone, embedding said coil in a supportive body such that said supportive body covers the entire coil along at least some part of the length of the at least one heating zone; and providing a sealing surface of said sealing bar by planarizing said coil and said supportive body such that said coil is exposed along the entire length of said at least one heating zone.
- said coil and said supportive body are planarized simultaneously in a single step.
- the step of providing a sealing surface is performed by a material-removing machining process.
- the material-removing machining process is milling.
- the step of providing a sealing surface is performed by planarizing said coil and said supportive body in a direction being parallel with the longitudinal extension of said at least one heating zone.
- the step of embedding said coil in said supportive body is performed by a molding process.
- the molding process is injection molding.
- the step of embedding said coil in said supportive body is performed by overmolding said coil along at least a part of the longitudinal extension of said at least one heating zone.
- said overmolding is formed by allowing polymeric material to flow in a direction substantially parallel with the extension of the at least one heating zone.
- said polymeric material is allowed to flow on each side of said coil, thus forming two parallel webs, and to flow into delimited cavities centrally aligned with the longitudinal axis of said coil for connecting said parallel webs.
- the step of providing a sealing surface further comprises providing a ridge extending along the length of the at least one heating zone.
- the step of providing a sealing surface of said sealing bar includes removing a part of said coil and a part of said supportive body such that said supportive body surrounds at least 180° of the periphery of said coil.
- the step of embedding said at least one coil in a supportive body further includes the step of embedding at least one magnetic insert within said supportive body.
- the step of embedding at least one magnetic insert further includes the step of providing said at least one magnetic insert with rounded corners.
- the objective is further achieved by a sealing bar for sealing packaging material in a filling machine, manufactured by the method described above.
- Fig 1 is a schematic view of a filling machine using a sealing bar according to an embodiment
- Fig. 2a is a top view of a sealing bar according to an embodiment
- Fig. 2b is a cross-sectional side view of the sealing bar shown in Fig.
- Fig. 3a is a top view of a sealing bar during manufacturing
- Fig. 3b is a first cross-sectional side view of the sealing bar shown in
- Fig. 3c is a second cross-sectional side view of the sealing bar shown in
- Fig. 4 is a process scheme for providing a sealing bar according to an embodiment.
- a liquid food filling machine 6 is shown.
- the filling machine 6 includes a feed unit 7 for a carton based material web.
- the carton based material web is transported through the filling machine 6 through various sections, e.g. a sterilizing section 3, and various tension/ speed regulating sections.
- the material is transported through a tube-forming section 8 in which the longitudinal ends of the packaging material are longitudinally sealed to form an open ended tube 9.
- Liquid food, such as milk, juice, etc. is introduced in the tube 9 by means of a liquid food supply unit 10, whereby a transversal sealing section 14 is provided to seal the tube 9 and cut individual packages 15 from the tube 9.
- the sealing section 14 may preferably also be provided with folding means for shaping the closed ends of the package.
- the sealing section 14 may typically include a sealing bar and a corresponding anvil (not shown).
- the sealing bar and/or the anvil is moveable towards and away from the tube 9 in order to allow the tube 9 to move in and out from the sealing section 14.
- the sealing bar is in close contact with one of the two layers of packaging material of the tube 9.
- the outer side of the opposite layer of the packaging material is correspondingly in close contact with an associated anvil.
- the sealing bar Upon activation, the sealing bar generates heat in the packaging material whereby inner polymeric layers of the packaging material layers are melted while they are pressed against each other. After heating, the two polymeric layers have bonded whereby the package is sealed.
- the sealing bar 100 includes a coil 1 10, made of copper, embedded in a supportive body 120 made of polymeric material.
- the coil 1 10 extends linearly from a first end 102 of the sealing bar 100 to an opposite end 104, and electrical contacts (not shown) are connected to the coil for allowing electrical current to flow through the coil 1 10 by means of an external power supply (not shown).
- Cooling means may also be provided within the sealing bar.
- the coil 1 10 is provided to form two heating zones, wherein the zones are provided in parallel and spaced apart.
- the coil 1 10 extends from a first end 102, extends linearly to the opposite end 104 thus forming a first heating zone 1 1 1 a, where it changes direction and returns back linearly to the first end 102, thus forming a second heating zone 1 1 1 b.
- the first heating zone is preferably arranged at a
- a single sealing bar 100 may provide two adjacent seals simultaneously.
- a groove 106 is provided between the heating zones of the coil 1 10 for allowing a cutting tool to run in the groove 106 whereby a package may be released from the tube 9 in an efficient manner.
- a single sealing bar may simultaneously seal an upper end of a first package as well as a lower end of a subsequent package, as well as providing a cutting line for separating the packages from each other.
- the coil is preferably provided with a part connecting the first heating zone with the second heating zone, which end part extends at an angle relative the heating zones for allowing the coil 1 10 not to extend into the groove 106.
- Fig. 2b a cross-sectional view of the sealing bar 100 is shown.
- the sealing bar 100 has an upper surface 130 being substantially planar to provide a close contact with the packaging material along the entire length of the sealing bar 100.
- the upper surface 130 extends over the two heating zones of the coil 1 10 and is disrupted at the groove 106.
- Each heating zone of the coil 1 10 further includes a ridge 1 12 which protrudes from the planar surface 130 and extends linearly along the entire length of each heating zone in order to ensure full contact between the sealing bar 100 and the packaging material.
- a magnetic insert 140 is preferably provided within the supportive body
- the magnetic insert 140 which e.g. may be made of ferrotrone, provides an increase of the magnetic field generated upon activation of the sealing bar 100, whereby a less current is needed for achieving a sufficient sealing of the package.
- the magnetic insert 140 may extend along the entire length of the coil
- such isolated magnetic inserts 140 may be arranged at the ends 102, 104 of the heating zones of the coil 1 10, as well as at the center of the coil 1 10. The end positions are advantageous in that additional power may be required where the packaging material is folded.
- a centrally positioned magnetic insert 140 may provide additional power to the area where the longitudinal seal of the package is present, thus requiring heat to transfer through an additional layer of packaging material.
- the magnetic insert(s) 140 are provided with rounded corners as is evident from Fig. 2b. This is advantageous in that the polymeric body 120 will be surrounding the insert 140 in a very robust manner, reducing the risk of trapped holes or cracks which may be present in case of sharp corners of the magnetic insert 140.
- the planar surface 130 forms a uniform interface 150 between the supportive body 120 and the coil 1 10 along the entire length of the heating zones of the coil 1 10. This ensures robust operation of the sealing bar 100 and reduces the risks for cracks or deformations of the supportive body 120 along this interface 150.
- a sealing bar 100 is shown during manufacturing, i.e. in an intermediate condition after the coil 1 10 has been embedded in the supportive body 120.
- the coil 1 10 is embedded in the supportive body 120 without a flat sealing surface.
- the coil is pre-manufactured by a conductive conduit having a circular, or elliptical, cross section.
- the coil has a tubular shape including a hollow interior space, in which cooling fluid may be supplied to reduce the temperature of the sealing bar during operation.
- the final shape of the coil i.e. having a flat sealing surface with a ridge 1 12, is not yet provided.
- the supportive body 120 is formed by molding of a polymeric material.
- the supportive body 120 is formed by aligning the coil 1 10 in a mold, and injection molding the polymeric material.
- the coil 1 10 is aligned within the mold at a predetermined distance from the inner edge of the mold, such that the polymeric material of the supportive body 120 will cover the entire coil 1 10, at least along some parts of the length of the heating zones of the coil 1 10. This is shown in further details in Fig. 3a, where the coil 1 10 is exposed only along some parts 1 14 of the length of each heating zone.
- the exact configuration of the exposed zones 1 14 of the coil 1 10 may of course vary; the heating zones of the coil 1 10 should however be parallel and extend at a specific depth within the supportive body 120.
- the exposed zones 1 14 are formed by protrusions in the mold wall, which protrusions are provided for firmly keeping the coil 1 10 correctly positioned in the mold during the injection of polymeric material for forming the supportive body 120. I.e. at the exposed zones 1 14 the coil 1 10 and the mold have contact with each other during the injection of polymeric material.
- the magnetic insert(s) 140 is also aligned within the mold to ensure correct position of the insert 140 relative the coil 1 10.
- the supportive body 120 By injection molding the supportive body 120 to cover the entire coil 1 10 at least along some parts of its length, it is ensured that the supportive body 120 is in close contact with the coil 1 10 along the entire length of the coil 1 10, whereby a subsequent step of providing the planar surface 130 (indicated by dashed lines in Fig. 3b and 3c) will form a uniform interface 150 between the supportive body 120 and the coil 1 10.
- the coil 1 10 is overmolded.
- the term "overmolded” here and hereinafter means molding over the coil, i.e. that the coil is at least partly embedded or encapsulated by the polymeric material forming the supportive body 120, i.e. at least some extent covered by the polymeric material forming the body 120, i.e. the sealing bar is manufactured using some excess polymeric material.
- the overmolding may be performed in various ways. With reference to Fig. 3b, a semi-finsihed sealing bar 100 is shown along the line l-l shown in Fig. 3a.
- FIG. 3c showing the sealing bar along line ll-ll of Fig. 3a, an overmolded area of the coil 1 10 is illustrated.
- the upper surface of the polymeric material is not uniform.
- the covered areas 1 16 In between the exposed areas 1 14 there are covered areas 1 16 above the coil 1 10 at which the thickness of the overmolded polymeric material is not as large as at areas arranged adjacent the coil 1 10.
- the mold is provided with additional protrusions in between the protusions holding the coil 1 10.
- the polymeric material cannot fill up the areas 1 16 above the coil 1 10 to the same extent as the area arranged adjacent to the coil 1 10.
- the inlets for the polymeric material melt are arranged at the lateral ends of the mold, such that the polymeric material melt is directed to flow from one end 102 to the opposite end 104.
- the polymeric material melt will flow along the longitudinal extension of the coil and leak into the open spaces formed above the coil, i.e. such that the covered areas 1 16 are formed and that such that a longitudinal web of overmolding will be provided in parallel with the coil on each sides.
- the method 300 includes a first step 302 of providing a coil 1 10.
- the coil 1 10 has a longitudinal extension corresponding to at least the width of the package to be sealed in order to form a liquid food package. Further, the coil 1 10 has a tubular cross-section, e.g. circular or elliptical, according to what has previously been described.
- a next step 304 the coil is introduced in a mold at a certain distance from the inner surface of the mold such that overmolding of the coil may be provided.
- the method also includes a step 306 in which one or several magnetic inserts are arranged in the mold and aligned with the coil at a predetermined distance. The coil 1 10 is held in place by protrusions in the mold.
- a subsequent step 308 is performed by injection molding a polymer based material into said mold such that the polymer based material is covering the entire coil, at least along some part of its length.
- the polymer based material may e.g. be a compound material in order to improve the quality of the final sealing bar.
- the polymer based material should be capable of withstanding high temperatures as well as rapid heating and cooling without deforming.
- Step 308 is preferably performed such that the polymeric material melt flows substantially parallel with the coil along the length of the heating zones, and is allowed to leak in the space formed between the coil and the mold to cover the coil at specific positions, i.e covered areas 1 16.
- longitudinal webs of polymeric material are formed adjacent to the coil on each sides of the coil (i.e. each side of each heating zone).
- two opposite polymeric material melt webs are allowed to meet at positions where the coil is not in contact with the mold such that the coil is completely covered at these positions.
- Step 310 the molded sealing bar, i.e. the coil embedded in a supportive body, is machined to form a planar sealing surface.
- Step 310 also includes the provision of the longitudinal ridges 1 12.
- a single milling step is performed to provide a planar surface of the supportive body 120, a planar surface of the coil 1 10, as well as the ridge 1 12. More preferably, the milling step is made in a longitudinal direction of the sealing bar, starting at one of the ends 102, 104.
- This final step 310 ensures that the interface between the coil and the polymeric body at the surface of the sealing bar is uniform, such that no cracks or deformations will cause the polymeric body to expose the coil to a further extent than after manufacturing.
- the coil may be overmolded by a plurality of ribs extending transversally over the coil due to polymeric material melt flowing from the longitudinal webs.
- These ribs may be provided at a constant distance from each other, and preferably the width of each rib is substantially the same as the distance between two adjacent ribs.
- overmolding may also be done by providing one or more longitudinal ribs, extending along the length of the coil to cover the coil.
- the coil 1 10 is made of copper and the supportive body is made of polymeric material. In other embodiments other materials can be used.
- the coil may for example instead be made of aluminium, silver, gold or alloys based on copper.
- the supportive body 120 may
- Figs. 3a-3c The embodiment shown in Figs. 3a-3c is showing one example of overmolding with exposed areas 1 14. It is to be understood that alternative overmolding can be made. If the coil 1 10 is held in place by fixation means at its lateral ends 102, 104, instead of being held by protrusions in the mold wall creating the exposed areas 1 14, the coil may be totally overmolded. Similar to the embodiment in Figs. 3a-c the inlets for the polymeric material melt should be arranged at the lateral ends of the mold, such that the polymeric material melt is directed to flow from one end 102 to the opposite end 104.
- the coil 1 10 is held by a thin longitudinal protrusion, provided in the mold, extending from one lateral end 102 to the other lateral end 104. Overmolding is then created in areas adjacent the coil 1 10, and some along the coil 1 10, but leaving the coil 1 10 exposed at least along a continuous centerline aligned with the longitudinal extension of the coil 1 10.
- the molded sealing bar i.e. the coil embedded in a supportive body
- a milling process is performed.
- Milling is a machining process involving cutting the material with a rotary milling cutter.
- another material- removing process can be used, for example an abrasive machining process such like for example grinding.
- the supportive body 120 is formed by injection molding of a polymeric material.
- the supportive body 120 is formed by other conventional molding processes such as for example compression molding, injection compression and transfer pressing/molding.
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